TAGT Leadership Conference 2025

TAGT Leadership Conference 2025

3:00pm CDT

Registration Open Registration F

4:00pm CDT

New Coordinator Meet-Up Kalahari Salon F

5:00pm CDT

Badges and Bites Social Amatuli Market

7:30am CDT

Coffee With Exhibitors Kalahari Ballroom Foyer Registration/TAGT HQ Open Registration F TAGT Marketplace Open Kalahari Ballroom Foyer

8:00am CDT

Beyond Gifted: Leveraging Depth & Complexity as a Foundational Framework for All Learners Kalahari Salon DKim Tredick Leading for Lasting Impact: Succession Strategies for Continued G/T Excellence Kalahari Salon CKristen N. Vesely, EdD Building a Supportive G/T Community: Engaging Parents, Teachers, Administration and Students in G/T Awareness Kalahari Salon FSheila Mulbry • Yvonne Garcia It's Me, I Am The Leader, It's Me! Kalahari Salon GBrigette Cardenas • Ashley Kettler

9:00am CDT

Visit With Exhibitors/Break Kalahari Ballroom Foyer

9:30am CDT

MasterMind Session: Be an EPIC Leader: Create Meaningful Moments and Become Unforgettable Kalahari BallroomMarli Williams

11:15am CDT

The Four Cornerstones of Effective Instruction for Gifted Students Kalahari Salon GShelagh Gallagher Creating Math Beasts: Reimagining Intervention for Advanced Learners Kalahari BallroomAlyssa Hanna • Ellen Gay Strengthening Professional Development: Building Capacity for Effective Gifted Education Kalahari Salon CKristen N. Vesely, EdD Essential Yearly Insights for Administrators and Counselors: Navigating Their Key Roles in Gifted Education Kalahari Salon FAmanda Smith Maximizing the PSAT/SAT: A District Approach to Building Students’ Critical Thinking Habits Kalahari Salon DSheila Griffith • Tracy Scholz

12:15pm CDT

Lunch Together Kalahari Ballroom

1:30pm CDT

Leveraging Teachers as Peer Mentors Kalahari Salon CCeleste Sodergren • Kelsey Karcher Measuring the Impact of G/T Services Kalahari Salon GLuke Hurst Strengthening Accountability and Collaboration: Advancing G/T Programming With the School Board Kalahari Salon FAmanda Smith Recruitment and Retention of Black Students in Advanced Placement Courses: Critical Issues and Culturally Responsive Leadership Solutions Kalahari Salon DJavetta Jones Roberson • Cheryl Beard • Joyce Miller

2:30pm CDT

STEMulate Your Mind - Brain Break With STEMfinity STEMfinity Space in the FoyerJennifer Sancedio-Boatman Visit With Exhibitors Kalahari Ballroom Foyer

3:00pm CDT

Designing for Depth: An Intentional Approach to Meeting the Needs of Gifted and Advanced Learners Kalahari Salon CAndi McNair • Jill Hackney Navigating Annual Program Evaluations Kalahari Salon FAmber Reinecke Inspiring Self-Determination Through Invention Education Kalahari BallroomJessica Fiew Support From the Inside: Implementing a G/T Coaching Model Kalahari Salon DNneka McGee • Tina Moore The Audacity to Lead with Equity: Transforming Gifted & Advanced Level Programs Kalahari Salon GJavetta Jones Roberson • Kristina Collins

4:00pm CDT

Visit With Exhibitors Kalahari Ballroom Foyer

4:15pm CDT

An Innovative Approach Toward Gifted Identification: Purpose, Practice & Results Kalahari Salon DDr. Dina Brulles From the BE work to the DREAM Work: Using Critical Thinking to Embolden Imagination Kalahari Salon CColin Seale Think Again! - An Exploration of the October 2024 Fordham Report Kalahari Salon GMichelle Swain Embedding A G/T SEL Curriculum Kalahari Salon FBlake Haygood, M.Ed.

5:00pm CDT

Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) & The Forum Interest Meeting Kalahari Salon F

7:30am CDT

Coffee With Exhibitors Kalahari Ballroom Foyer Registration/TAGT HQ Open Registration F TAGT Marketplace Open Kalahari Ballroom Foyer

8:00am CDT

From Gaps to Growth: Strengths-Based Strategies for Every Learner Kalahari Salon CRoxanne Brown • Monica Simonds Building Administrative Support for Inclusive Gifted Programs Kalahari Salon FDr. Dina Brulles Ready... Set... Redesign: Transforming Your Elementary Gifted Service Model Kalahari Salon GEmily Biggers Small Team, Big Wins Kalahari Salon DHeather Block • Jessica Collins

9:00am CDT

Visit With Exhibitors/Break Kalahari Ballroom Foyer

9:15am CDT

MasterMind Session: A Vision for Excellent Gifted Education Kalahari BallroomTodd Kettler

10:30am CDT

Visit with Exhibitors Kalahari Ballroom Foyer

10:45am CDT

State Plan Updates and Workshop Kalahari BallroomMeredith Austin